Telegram-herald., 1887-12-14
NOLAN is CONFIDENT
rls FIGHT WITS FsLt TOMORROW.
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A boxnz conEesf. IA whieh tns sportiog
tEslsrafy u shs tnilet stalss are looking
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pace ns4f tais CITY t0m0Fros night Tie
contestants are Peter J. Nolan. 0f Cineta-
nali aud James Fell ii this city. tas nEns
Is for TIE championship Of AmsslcA snd the
gate receipts. Ihis meetiag las bsea tee
topic of s5zsiP xmoAg paglllsts and adfalf-
srs 0l the maaly at Tor s0ae -seks Fask.
and as ihe l1sl arc ysTy seil n&Lened .
bfill.sat and s4Fness exhibition "a e4pec-sd.
boia men 4rs IA msgnuleenE eopGii9n 4no
are certain cf Winning Eel nas been
living here for seyeFsl moths
daaDg which Uae be nAs been IA active
training. de has NoTked hard and his
fash sni muscles are as hard a. Hint lie
w4s looking Ia pFiuae con1ision yesterday.
he eAs happy and seemed glad thzs TIE
day % the battle shlea makes or nnnakes
him Is GEAR a. hand. he Is courageous a.
heart and declares that he wlil 0Nn TIE
box receipts on Thursday night. His
backer as8 ifsead Marsh byslz. ls very
hopeful lie states thai there viii De no
hlpprodoms or draw, aud that al who at
tend viii ses one OF ths best and most earn
est contests lhat hks ever Iaxen place IA the
country, a. both men mean busl
fe.t endurance and staying qualities are
well ka0an IL Nestern Michigan, and 10
one doubts that be intends 10 10 his level
best. he viii have many friends who Will
espouse their faith IN hlm and will second
their Judgment With the long green
Peter J. Nolan, accompanied BY his near
friends Jack Ailet aud Z. G.. Baldwin
arrived yesterday morning from Cincinnati
aud Is quartered a. sweets. The news OF
N0lans presence 10 the city soon spread
among the lovers oil sport, and there was
great cuTiosity TO see him and size him up.
Ihs Cincinnati boy was not bashful about
exhibiting himself After registering
ia bold confidential hand
writing he took q stroll about the
city accompanied by Marsh Byers. Nolsns
appearance and manner were most favor
aDiy commented Oh, and set many interest
Ell ones TO guessing on the outcome OF the
hgnt. Nolan Is tine LOOKING man, about
"A years OF age. Is splendid specimen OF
manhood physically and looks more like
modest business man than q pugillstic
champion. lie Is tall and solid and
magnincently formed. He seems 10 be es-
pecislly strong IN the trunk OF his body
Ills back Is solid and his shoulders are
broad and his breast indicates that he can
stand good deal OF punishment. Nolan is
naturally modest about his pugilistic
abilities. aud but Tor this reason might be
enjoying greater and wider fame than be
does. As it Is his friends claim
that ne is the champion in America today.
lie challenged kIllfain. who IS coon To
| fight Jem smith the English champion,
last summer, but after all arrangements for
the contest were completed kilirsln showed
the white feather and backed out. The
fact that Killrsin failed to snow up. war
rants Nolan's friends IN claiming the
I Isale. .t..r.a afssr for IA i'm h4.
had two fights with Jack Burke.
The first fight was a draw. The
second time they met Nolan was declared
the winner. A reporter for the rELEGRAM-
HERALD asked Nolan now he felt. "Oh, /
am feeling fine and have come up here to
win. be replied.
How many rounds are to be fought"
I'VE have decided on eight rounds, and
guess that will be enough TO settle IT"
What are you going 10 do, in case AZ the
conclusion of the eight rounds. the fight is
undscided?'
You can rest assured that il will be SET
tied. i believe l can win and have come
| up here with that avov ed purpose. ! am
thoroughly confident of success. | have
seen Fell and be has seen me. What his
\ opinions are | do not know. You can De
certain of one thing and that is that it will
be no hipprodome, as far ~ / am concerned.
for 1 am going to tight for ali . am worth" !"
As Nolan spoke there was an air of deter
minstior in his manner and speech. 1t
must be said to his credit that be is not in-
clined TO boast, and be declared that every
man ought to so into fight with fixed
/ determination to come out the victor. He
said that he expected fair treatment here,
and everyone TO whom ne was introduced
encouraged him aud assured him that
everything would De on the square.
Large crowds are expected TO arrive to-
| day, and tomorrow, from Chicago and
| several Western cities. Tonight carload
/ Of Noian's friends will arrive here and will
make their headquarters at Sweets Hotel.
! There is every prospect that it will be a
great fight and the attendance will undoubt-
| ediy be very large.
As soon as Nolan is through with this
| engagement he will 90 TO Pittsburg, where
ne will spar with Dominick McAherty.
The arrangements for this meeting were
settled last night by telegraph.